A History of the Future in 100 Objects

What are the 100 objects that future historians will pick to define our 21st century?

A javelin thrown by an 'enhanced' Paralympian far further than any normal human? Virtual reality interrogation equipment used by police forces? The world's most expensive glass of water, mined from the moons of Mars? The first Rechartered City, thrown open to new citizens to prevent declining populations? Or desire modification drugs that fuel the fastest growing new religion?

A History of the Future in 100 Objects describes a hundred slices of the future of everything, spanning politics, technology, art, religion, and entertainment. Some objects are described by future historians; others through found materials, short stories, or dialogues. All of them show a vision of the future in sharp detail and unparalleled breadth.

Author Adrian Hon is CEO at Six to Start, an award-winning games company and co-creators of "Zombies, Run!" Adrian was previously a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, Director of Play at Mind Candy, and technology writer for The Telegraph. He's had work displayed at MOMA and the Design Museum; conducted research in a Mars simulation in the Utah desert; worked with Disney Imagineering, Death Cab for Cutie, the British Museum, and The Economist; and spoken at TED in Monterey, California.